Getting SQLcl MCP going with Codex to connect to your 26ai schema on Oracle’s FreeSQL.com platform.
Also, a reminder to join us with our OpenAI Codex hackathon at Oracle AI World next month!
Here are the slides and Q&A from our webinar, Beyond the Hype: Practical AI for Your Oracle Database with MCP with Jeff & Kris, which was hosted on 02 September 2026.
I introduce the Model Context Protocol (MCP), explain why it matters for Oracle AI Database, and walk through practical ways to use AI safely and effectively with your database.
Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) provides a ton of features that easily enable AI Vector Search in your 26ai Oracle Database. Here’s a quick overview of two of those interfaces, including AUTOREST enabled tables.
Oracle SQL Developer for VS Code added a ton of features in our 26.2 update, especially around managing your database connections. Here’s an overview.
Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) now supports running as a remote MCP Server! Read all about how this works in ORDS version 26.2.
Slow SQL causing your browser to time out before you get your results? Our Oracle Cloud SQL Worksheet supports asynchronous (background task!) query execution!
Did you know our OCI Database Tools allow you to create connections in Oracle SQLcl to databases running in your cloud tenancy, by simply referring to an OCID?
Prompts are suggestions. PL/SQL is enforcement. Build the right (MCP Server) tools for your Jr. Oracle DBA AI assistant.
A look at OAuth Identity, SYS_CONTEXT, and Row-Level Security via OCI AI Database MCP Servers – how to protect your data based on end user identity, even when AI is in the mix!